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The World After September 11 - Speaker: Noam Chomsky

Speaker biography: World-renowned linguistics scholar, foreign policy analyst, radical political philosopher, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Author of over 30 books.

Video description: A full length talk by Chomsky at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, on December 8, 2001. As one of the foremost critics of U.S. foreign policy and the media he comments on the September 11 attacks, the new law on terrorism, Osama bin Laden, U.S. involvement with Afghanistan, media control, and the long-term implications of America's military attacks abroad.

U.S. Foreign Policy, Terrorism, and Global Security -- Speaker: Howard Zinn

Speaker biography: One of the country's most beloved and respected historians, author of numerous books and plays, and a passionate activist for grassroots social change for over 50 years.

Video description: In this talk, given at Cambridge, Massachusetts, on February 10, 2002, Zinn begins by contrasting the "war on terrorism's" stated aims to its' actual realities. He then presents an historical perspective detailing the United States' military interventions in Latin America, the Caribbean, the Pacific, and the Middle East over the last century.

The Case Against the U.S. War On Iraq -- Speaker: Scott Ritter

Speaker biography: Former United Nations weapons inspector in Iraq (1991-1998). Served for eight years as an intelligence officer in the Marine Corps, and served as an arms control inspector in the former Soviet Union.

Video description: Talk, given at Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, Massachusetts, on October 15, 2002, begins with a frank, personal description of the grim realities of combat from his own experience as a Marine. He presents a comprehensive and detailed overview about the weapons inspection process in Iraq, debunking many of the claims about Iraq's chemical and biological weapons. He ends with an impassioned plea for grassroots citizen activism.

Terrorism and War -- Speaker: Howard Zinn

Speaker biography: One of the country's most beloved and respected historians, author of numerous books and plays, and a passionate activist for grassroots social change for over 50 years.

Video description: In this talk, given at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, on November 14, 2002, Zinn begins by examining the Bush administration's war on terrorism. He emphasizes the importance of knowing history in order to understand today's government policies. He addresses the root causes which lead to terrorism and presents an historical overview of the United States involvement in overthrowing governments around the world. He talks about the impending U.S. war on Iraq and describes how a U.S. attack will affect Iraqi citizens.

The New Nuclear Danger - Speaker: Dr. Helen Caldicott

Speaker biography: Widely regarded as one of the most articulate and passionate advocates of nuclear disarmament. Dr. Caldicott has devoted the last 30 years to an international campaign to educate the public about the medical hazards of the nuclear age.

Video description: In this talk at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, on November 12, 2002, Dr. Caldicott talks about her latest book The New Nuclear Danger: George Bush's Military Industrial Complex. Her book serves to educate a new generation on the dangers of the nuclear age with its' startling look at the frightful imminence of nuclear war in our volatile times.

Why Iraq? -- Speaker: Noam Chomsky

Speaker biography: World-renowned linguistics scholar, foreign policy analyst, radical political philosopher, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Author of over 30 books.

Video description: In this talk, given at Harvard University, on November 4, 2002, Chomsky comments on the connections between the war against Iraq and the war on terrorism. He describes the war on terror as a pretext for instituting an extreme right-wing political agenda. Chomsky expresses his concern about the unbridled use of American power in the world and U.S. foreign policy objectives to gain control over Middle East oil, "the greatest material prize in world history."